Most of your posts have been rather cryptic to the point of sounding like English is not your first language. You may very well be American, but, in this day and age there are some Americans whose loyalties are not to America. There have, in the past, also been some Freepers who it turned out were not who/what they claimed to be. I am not implying that you are one of these people, but, we don't know you. You do not have a history of posting here therefore we do not have a feeling for where you are truly coming from.
If you truly desire to participate on FreeRepublic (have a back and forth exchange of thoughts and ideas) I would suggest you be more forthcoming and clear in your posts. It's just like meeting strangers at any other gathering. They want to get to know who you really are. Not play a game of guessing at cryptic wording. If that is what you really want to do than I doubt that many will want to engage with you. If that is not your motive than be clear in your statements. If english is not your native language then fine, let us know. We are a friendly but wary bunch.
Just my opinion, for what it's worth.
Captain Cook once said:
I had the ambition to not only go farther than man had gone before, but to go as far as it was possible to go.
His ship was the Endeavor.
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To all my children, all in different branches of the USA Military, I think of your adventures, and achievements always, and that of all Our Military, and their families.
Your efforts pay off in big ways, and in great examples.
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Thu, Jan 01, 2004 Search News StoriesNews World - AP Latin America
Israelis, Palestinians to Climb Mountain
45 minutes ago
Thu, Jan 01, 2004 Search News StoriesNews
Israelis, Palestinians to Climb Mountain
45 minutes ago
By EDUARDO GALLARDO, Associated Press Writer
SANTIAGO, Chile - Eight Israelis and Palestinians left Thursday on an expedition to climb an unnamed, unconquered mountain in Antarctica, vowing to show they can work together under difficult, dangerous conditions.
The two yachts carrying the six men and two women of the "Breaking the Ice" expedition sailed from Puerto Williams, a Chilean navy base 2,050 miles south of Santiago.
"I think we are setting a very good example on how different people can live and cooperate together," expedition leader Heskel Nathanial said as the expedition sailed off in good weather.
"We are determined to support and help each other," Nathaniel, an Israeli working in Germany for a real estate company, told The Associated Press by telephone.
Minutes before their departure, he received phone calls from former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres (news - web sites) and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (news - web sites), Nathaniel said. He said Arafat invited the group to visit him after their adventure.
The four Arabs and four Jews plan to climb a mountain near the Bruce Plateau in Antarctica after sailing for 600 miles in some of the world's most treacherous waters.
The yachts are expected to take four days to sail from Puerto Williams to Antarctica, via the Drake Passage. Then, they will sail for another five days along the Antarctic coast to the area selected for the climbing.
Two of the Palestinians on the expedition spent time in Israeli prisons — one for attacking Israeli soldiers and another who was accused of terrorism. Two of the Israelis are former members of an elite commando unit.
The nonprofit group Extreme Peace Missions said it organized the 35-day expedition "out of a belief that overcoming physical obstacles by working together as a team toward shared goals can unite the Israelis and Palestinians."
The expedition is also sponsored by Israel's Peres Center for Peace and according to organizers has received support from Arafat, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan (news - web sites), the Dalai Lama and former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=589&ncid=721&e=8&u=/ap/20040101/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/antarctica_mideast